By scott, on August 14th, 2011%
CyanogenMod 7 is the premier Android distribution. However 720p video record is sometimes problematic on certain model phones in that frames drop giving choppy and poor quality video. Alas there is a fix!
I picked up . . . → Read More: CyanogenMod CM7 Fix for Choppy 720p Video Recording
By scott, on August 7th, 2011%
Similar to MP3 (but lossless), flac is an audio codec for your music. Instead of ripping to MP3, consider ripping to flac!
flac stands for free lossless audio codec
Why choose flac?
flac is awesome for various . . . → Read More: flac – Audio Codec of Choice
By scott, on July 3rd, 2011%
The RSS url for scottlinux.com has been updated to simply:
http://scottlinux.com/feed The previous somewhat weird url ‘http://scottlinux.com/?feed=rss2′ now redirects to the above correct one. However, you may have to update your RSS readers. Apologies and safe hacking,
. . . → Read More: scottlinux.com RSS feed url update
By scott, on June 22nd, 2011%
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By scott, on May 14th, 2011%
There is a great free Android app called Privacy Inspector which scans your apps to find out what they are doing with your phone’s information.
Most of this sort of info is collected and sold to . . . → Read More: Privacy Inspector – Android
By scott, on April 12th, 2011%
scottlinux here with a quick review of the Amazon Cloud Drive and Amazon Cloud Player.
I love Amazon mp3s and their Cloud Player for many reasons:
Purchased music is not tied to any one device or any . . . → Read More: Amazon Cloud Player and Cloud Drive Review
By scott, on March 26th, 2011%
This is mainly a screenshot review of Linode‘s excellent VPS hosting and online interface. A VPS you could say is somewhat between shared hosting and a dedicated server though it has its advantages over a . . . → Read More: Linode Review 2011
By scott, on December 21st, 2010%
Here are my most wanted fixes for Android! You can help out by starring the bug reports. None of these are fixed as of the latest Android 2.3. Warning: rant mode is on. :)
Issue 2630: . . . → Read More: Android Most Wanted Features
By scott, on August 28th, 2010%
How to have iMovie and Final Cut recognize your Android .3gp video file
My Samsung Galaxy S saves 720p video as a .3gp video file.
There’s no need to convert, transcode, or do anything to . . . → Read More: .3gp Video Files and OS X
By scott, on August 26th, 2010%
I ran across a neat free Android app called FxCamera.
It takes photos with a variety of effects, though perhaps the best is the old polaroid. Check out these pics I took with my Android phone:
. . . → Read More: FxCamera for Android
By scott, on August 15th, 2010%
Yes Quake 3 runs pretty well on the Samsung Captivate.
The controls are the only weak part. Quake is difficult without a mouse! (For me, at least.) Video is below:
. . . → Read More: Quake 3 on Android
By scott, on August 14th, 2010%
Audible for Android is here! Audible has created a fantastic Android app. No computer or other software required, just download and do everything right from your phone.
There are many options such as only download . . . → Read More: Audible for Android is Here
By scott, on August 8th, 2010%
What setting can I use in Handbrake to encode a DVD for my Samsung Galaxy S phone? Well Android can play just about anything! The Galaxy S phone in particular has a nice screen, and . . . → Read More: Handbrake Android Settings (DVD)
By scott, on August 1st, 2010%
How do I mount my Android phone in Linux? Android phones and devices attach via usb as a generic mass storage device. This makes Android compatible with pretty much any operating system, without the need of any . . . → Read More: Mount Android Device in Linux
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